Oh yes! That WAS a complete surprise!
I seriously thought she would be ranked over Barragan as well!!!!

NOOOO I don't want Ichigo hurting Ulquiorra!!!!

Such SPECTACULAR coloring, btw...

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Eternally loyal to the great Lord Ulquiorra Schiffer.
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Wow!Amazing coloring there Ivicic! And I tought the same when I first saw how she looks like without the cloak...sexy but also scary
I'am sure Halibel will defeat Hitsugaya but I hope he puts up a good fight If not then I hope Soifon will lose to Barragan like Histugaya I hope the one who will defeat Halibel(if not Hitsugaya) will be Rose!
Damn...I'am so happy that my fav espada is the strongest!Stark is pure of awesomnes!
I'am happy that we will see Ichi/Ulqui first.After all first It's better if we see the 4th espada's fight then comes Halibel,Barragan and finally Stark

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Thanks

It doesn't look like Ichigo will be hurting him. At the end of the chapter, Ulquiorra's sword has blood on it, and Ichigo's shoulder is cut (I believe) XD

I honestly hope Ichigo gets owned within 2 chapters, and then Hollow Ichigo emerges O.O
Otherwise this fight will just be a repeat of the last...

I wanna see Unohana fight toooooo T-T

Eh. We saw Grimmjow in action before Zommari and Szayel released, so it wouldn't have been too bad XD

I don't think Hitsugaya, Soifon or Kyouraku will be winning their fights. Kyouraku's fate was sealed the moment his enemy was revealed to be the first Espada, and Hitsugaya couldn't even finish off Luppi, so he's screwed big time.

I really hope Hollow Ichigo appears again, or this whole Ulquiorra VS Ichigo thing would be just another bunch of chapters with Ichigo doing *Bankai!* *Vaizard mask* *Getsuga Tenshou!* =/

Well you are right in that

Well even if Hitsugaya and Soi gets beaten easily I hope Kyoraku will show a good fight.Stark is one of my very very fav chars(My top fav is Hirako ) but It would be lame if one of the strongest captain's got beaten easily :/ Hmmm...I think Hitsu was stronger than Luppi and the attack Hitsugaya used was a prison and the negation got Luppi out of it and not his strenght.

Hollow Ichigo is very awesome His style erything...I like it! It would be cool if he shows up! Though I'am still wondering how will the vaizards come into the picture...maybe we will see a Tousen/Kensei fight and the rest of the ex-captains take on the top three but then what about the ex-lieutenants?

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Possibly you're right, that she has a mask under her strange under....

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Wow, can't wait till I get to that part of the story. xD

Like the control of tones you seem to employ. Like, the difference between dark and light in her hair isn't as great as that in her skin. Curiously, did you re-draw this from the manga or did you do the lineart on your own?

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Hopefully Iba is still capable of fighting.
If he is... that means, Iba, Choujirou, and Kira are still able to battle.
I honestly doubt the Vaizard will join Soul Society, as we've seen many cases where they admitted to hating Shinigami. Not to mention they've tried pulling Ichigo away from SS, and onto their side. Also Urahara said the Vaizard don't appear to be allies when speaking to Isshin. O.o

I'm sure Kyouraku will put up a fight. But chances of him winning are low. And if Stark's a Vasto Lorde (which I'd assume the top 4 will be), then I don't think Stark will even have to release if Hitsugaya's information was correct:
"Vasto Lorde's capabilities far exceed that of any Captain"


And thank you for the comment! >.<
Forgot to say that lol.

This piece was a scene from the manga. It was a really crappy photo copy of the page (or something) so I had to re-ink it and add some minor details to it.

Thanks for the comment >.<
But indeed the manga has been heating up.

Anime too, I can't wait to see Kenpachi's fight

Oh, I'm right lol.

Are you a manga reader? or do you only watch the anime?
Curious.